“She drops into the central role in the heart of defence. She’s a leader on the park.”

Carroll has an impressive pedigree in the Women’s game. She is capped 54 times for the Matildas over 10 years, scoring 2 goals, including the opener against South Korea in the 2010 AFC Women’s Asian Cup group stages.

Carroll also started in all four games in the Matilda’s 2011 Women’s World Cup campaign, and won the U20 OFC Women’s Championship in 2004. Carroll is currently pushing for Matildas selection, after just missing out on selection for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.

The Queensland-born defender began her Westfield W-League career at Brisbane Roar in 2008, playing for the club for 6 years. In that time, Carroll made 46 appearances and scored 2 goals, whilst winning the Westfield W-League Premiership and Championship in 2008-09, and a second Championship in season 2010-11.

Carroll also gained valuable experience from a stint with Danish side Fortuna Hjørring, where she competed in the Women’s European Champions League.

She is set to join the Perth Glory squad in September in preparation for the 2015-16 Westfield W-League season.

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